Climate and Ag in the news
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EarthSky has an interesting article posted about changes in Bhutan’s agriculture, particularly in their yak herding, due to the retreat of glaciers in the region. Glaciers retreat from a combination of warming temperatures and decreases in snowfall over time. The loss of glacier ice has made it more difficult for herders to move around the…
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There has been a tremendous amount of hype the last few days about the coming cold outbreak that will be affecting most of the eastern 2/3 of the United States. Some bloggers and pundits have talked about “bombogenesis” and the return of the “polar vortex” and unprecedented cold temperatures. Dr. Michio Kaku, the so-called “science…
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The first few days of November have been more than nine degrees below average for most of the Southeast. You can visualize this data for yourself (sample current map shown below) at the High Plains Climate Center’s current climate summary maps website: https://www.hprcc.unl.edu/maps/current/index.php?action=update_region®ion=US Unfortunately for those who like warm weather, these cold conditions are expected to…
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Two stories in news feeds this morning illustrate why climatologists look at weather patterns in other parts of the world to tell us what might be happening in the Southeast. The Capital Weather Gang posted a story about how the unprecedented warm water off the West Coast of the US may help “lock in” the…
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A new summary report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was issued earlier this week and has generated a lot of activity on public blogs and in the media. You can read the original report here. It’s a lot to wade through, though, so you might prefer to start with some articles on…
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The unusual early-season snowstorm that hit the East Coast this past weekend was the result of an upper-level low pressure area which rotated around a deep dip in the polar jet stream, bringing extremely cold air aloft to the region. The result of this cold air high in the atmosphere was to cause precipitation to…
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An article yesterday in The Week shows that bad weather is good for incumbents on Election Day. This may be due to the strong desire of invested citizens to participate in governmental choice compared to what you might call “fair weather” voters who are more likely to be discouraged from voting if the weather is…